Try Nod32 beta for linux . It may clean it . not sure , but maybe . You can
download it from http://beta.eset.com/ .
2010/6/20 Mallikarjun <mallik.v.ar...@gmail.com>
> On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Rajat Khanduja <
> rajatkhanduj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I started using Ubuntu 9.10 in March'10...since then I've Windows on my
>> comp as well...soon after, I noticed that inside every folder there was a
>> file {foldername}.exe
>
>
> This is a very common Virus which spreads through USB devices...
>
>
>>
>> Initially I thought it was a "windows" virus...and tried to clean it up
>> using McAffee ...but even though I'm using Ubuntu more often...I end up
>> getting them back..and even without using Windows....
>>
>
> I doubt it very much, but a small script written for a cross platform can
> even run on Ubuntu but executable permissions will not be enabled by
> default...
>
> But I still think, you should have got in Windows only, may be after Macfee
> cleaned, the virus reran the program
>
> Can you share some more details, does the FAT/NTFS drives only have
> {foldername}.exe or all the drives including Home (I doubt /root will be
> affected)
>
>
>>
>> I'm sure its not normal for a ".exe" file to be created on its own in
>> Ubuntu....what shall I do..I'm not using any antivirus..I've CLAMAV..but I
>> don't know how to use the command-line version...
>>
>
> You are right, no executable permissions will be given by default...
>
> May be you can Re-Install Windows XP if none of the Antivirus Software
> applications able to clean those viruses...
> I know this is the the last option, but I can't see any other solutions
>
> Others pour in your suggestions...
>
>
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